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Man of culture
Name: Kevin Slabb Kevin Slabb describes his picturesque home of Fingal on the NSW North Coast as the best area in the world. In fact, Kevin was born in the Tweed district and has lived in Fingal his whole life, raising his family, together with his wife Julie, in the house his father built for […]
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Peter Djiggir
Peter’s Pride Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 Ten Canoes reaps more rewards as a humble filmmaker is recognised for his work. It was a Top End night at the Deadlys 2006. When Peter Djiggir was announced the winner of the Deadly for Outstanding Achievement in Film or Television, the crowd responded with a thunderous […]
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Captain courageous
Being a school captain is about more than just wearing a fancy badge and getting a good seat in assembly. It’s about representing your fellow students, making the right decisions and leading by example. That’s something that Katie Whitton knows all about. Katie was the 2004 school captain at Duval High School in Armidale on […]
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Joleen Ryan and Nayuka Hood
Story: Potential Plus Two remarkable students have been honoured with a special award. A new award that has been created to recognise the contribution and achievements of young Indigenous Victorians has been presented to a duo of talented and remarkable young women. The inaugural Ricci Marks Aboriginal Young Achiever award was presented to Joleen Ryan […]
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Youth Issues
Story: Youth Issues A young person has a lot of big decisions to make, decisions that can make a difference to the rest of their life. These decisions include things like getting a job, staying on at school, sorting through career choices, and maintaining one’s health. To make it even harder, there is so much […]
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Stan Grant Snr
For the Love of Language Deadly Vibe Issue 116 October 2006 One of our greatest educators wins a Deadly for his crucial work with the Wiradjuri language. This isn’t the first time that Stan Grant Senior has been nominated for a Deadly award. Stan was a nominee for the Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres […]
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Russell Adcock
Deadly Vibe Issue 96 February 2005 Fair Crack of the Whip! This fella could whip you with one hand tied behind his back ” literally Russell Adcock first picked up a stock whip when he was only four years old, inspired by his grandfather, champion whip-cracker Besley Murray. “I used to pinch my grandfather’s whip […]
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Eddie Mabo
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 An uncommon passion People can make a name for themselves in many ways, such as being a talented sports star, singer or famous actor. Sometimes, however, people become known for far different and less glamorous reasons, yet their names live on to attract reverence and admiration over the course […]
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Leah Purcell
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 Irish Eyes Deadly Vibe recently caught up with Leah Purcell and got an insight into the creative processes of one of our most talented directors. Leah Purcell only knows one pace when it comes to anything she turns her hand to, and that’s flat out. Fresh from roles in […]
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Cherisse Buzzacott
Story: She’s TER-iffic! A student from the Northern Territory records a top TER. Finishing year 12 is a pretty deadly achievement. All those years of school, the hours of study required to pass, the pressure and the stress of those final exams – it’s a wonder anyone manages it at all. But one young woman […]
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Permit changes to be reversed in NT
After the permit system was scrapped as part of the coalition government’s controversial intervention into NT Aboriginal communities last year – draft laws reversing the changes will be introduced into Parliament this week. Under legislation introduced by the coalition last year, anyone would have been able to access common areas of Indigenous communities without a […]
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Back Home
Deadly Vibe Issue 109 March 2006 Wild, Wild West Editor-in-Chief Gavin Jones takes a trip Back Home, and discovers another side to Sydney. It’s as telling as Schindler’s List. And it all happens in a Blacktown backyard with a barbeque, a basketball and an acoustic guitar. It’s Back Home, part of the Sydney Festival and […]
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Twangin’ In Tamworth
Troy Cassar-Daley again receives this honour, his second consecutive year as Australia’s Golden Boy
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Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie
Deadly Vibe star watch – Paul James (DJULPA) McKenzie
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Editor’s Tag
Summer, Summer, Summer. And what could possibly go better with summer than surfing? Probably water, Wild Water. And that’s what this month Deadly Vibe is all about. And it’s HOT. But a lot of what we planned for this month was a bit upstaged by our ever golden, golden girl, Miss Cathy Freeman. Congratulations Cathy […]
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Team Gears up for International Cup
Futsal team, who’ll be playing an international test series against Canada later this year
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